Chapter 289 Jim's Conspiracy

The shareholders whispered for a while and gave up the argument.

They were obviously convinced by Jim.

"So, according to your opinion, we are going to keep Kobe next?"

Jim nodded and shook his head again.

"We can keep Kobe and give him a satisfactory contract. There are three reasons. First, he is at the peak of his career. And his ability is worth a big contract. Even if we don't give it, other teams will rush to give it, so we have no reason to give it to the superstars we have trained since childhood. Secondly, Kobe's powerful center combination has proved that they can win the championship. In this case, we keep Kobe and find a strong insider to partner with him. Isn't it possible to replicate our previous achievements?"

Jim stretched out his hands, widened his eyes, and looked at the shareholders opposite him with a smile.

"In the end, if Kobe loses his lawsuit, he will leave NBA forever. At that time, we will not only not need to pay his salary, but also make huge space to select the right players as the basis for team reconstruction."

"Where is Carl and Gary?" Kupchek asked.

Although Mr. Ku chose to stand on Jim's side in order to maintain his position, after all, these two people were introduced by him last summer, and their stay and departure directly concerns the credibility of his team manager.

"Carl's fuel tank has completely dried up and can't adapt to the current NBA rhythm. Even if he is willing to accept a year's minimum salary for veterans, if I were the team's operations president, I wouldn't sign him. As for Gary, everyone has seen his performance in the finals. It's a disaster. Send him away."

Two veterans who paid a salary and invested in the face of the price, they looked like two out of favor toys in his mouth, and could be thrown to anywhere.

However, the shareholders were quite satisfied with his decisive approach.

NBA is a business place, not a place that talks about human feelings.

"Finally, let's talk about Chen. This guy is simply Kobe's little fan. Little brother. If he and Kobe are kept on the team at the same time, our management may lose control of the team and the right to speak in the locker room, and the Lakers will become 'KC United'. Of course, if everyone is unwilling to give up the huge market behind him, he can also keep him. He and Kobe are the same agent, so it should not be difficult to renew the contract."

Speaking of this, Black opposite began to wink at him frantically.

Seeing this, Jim immediately added.

"Oh by the way, I also saw some gossip today claiming that the news that broke out today is related to Chen. Because when we cleared all the people related to the scandal, he was the only one left in the team's starting lineup. We can only rebuild the team around him. The news also said that Chinese people are the best at doing these tricks behind the scenes. Haha, of course, these are all from my hearsay, so don't care. The above is my opinion."

After Jim finished speaking, he sat back and looked very humble.

The shareholders on the opposite side began to whisper and nod from time to time.

Jenny never dreamed that her younger brother, who was usually careless, suddenly became so wise, and everything was arranged in an orderly manner, just as he had expected such a day, so he made all preparations in advance.

"Is it all him..." Jenny widened her eyes and looked at her brother.

Old Bass saw the shareholders' discussions gradually getting smaller, and several people nodded to him at the same time, so he cleared his throat.

"Ahem, it seems that everyone is very acknowledging Jim's suggestions. He has indeed learned a lot from Jerry. If I appointed you as the team's operations president of basketball affairs, how would you rebuild the team?"

The surprise look in Jim's eyes flashed in a flash, and he immediately returned to his previous humble expression.

"Actually, I thought of some not-so-mature plans on the way here. First of all, we can send news to the managers of each team. We are open to trading Shaq, and they can offer a quote. Then, the day after Shaq's deal was concluded, we renewed the contract with Kobe. It was Kobe who forced the team to choose one of two, and finally gave up Shaq's decision, and then we did not respond."

"In this way, Shaq will not hold a grudge against us, but will transfer the hatred to Kobe." Public relations director Black said excitedly.

When the shareholders heard this, they couldn't help but nodded.

"The old guys of the team, oh no, old players, Carl, I will never give him a contract. As for Rick Fox, Derek Fisher, and Gary Payton, they will all leave. And, since it is a complete rebuild, the head coach must be replaced, of course."

Jim turned his eyes to Jenny.

"Without Shaq, Gary and Carl, there is no need to continue the Triangle offense. We can find a transitional coach and ask a new coach after we complete the reconstruction. To be honest, Phil's salary is too expensive, and leaving him in a rebuilding team is a waste of investors' money."

Jenny has completely lost the trust of her shareholders and father at this moment, and now she has no say, let alone help her boyfriend get a job opportunity.

"As for this little guy Chen... to be honest, he is not on my reconstruction list. With his current value, it does not meet the requirements of our reconstruction team. Moreover, I said before that he and Kobe are wearing a pair of pants. Their collaboration will make our management very passive. The most important thing is that he will affect our reconstruction progress. Of course, this is all my intentions at the moment."

Old Bass didn't say anything, but his eyes were filled with a look of praise.

The shareholders also expressed great agreement.

At this time, Chen Cheng was still dialing Kobe's number over and over again, and the phone was still shut down.

Even Pelinka couldn't contact Kobe.

In desperation, the new sister called Vanessa.

There was no answer, but after a while, I received a text message from Vanessa.

"Chen knows where to find him."

Chen Cheng turned his head and glanced at the text message from Yang Yu's newcomer.

I instantly realized in my heart, stepped on the accelerator and accelerated to Los Angeles.

Along the way, Xinjie is constantly refreshing the news and news of these major portals.

I didn't see the new shocking news, but I saw many sources claiming that in the face of many locker room scandals, Kobe has begun to force the management to trade Payton, refuse to renew Malone, clean up his old teammates, and then force the team to choose one of the two. The Lakers finally chose Kobe, rebuild around him, and put O'Neal on the shelves.

"Damn it, this is a conspiracy, a complete conspiracy!" Chen Cheng slapped the steering wheel in anger.

"Brother Cheng, listen to this. The Lakers' spokesperson just announced personnel changes in the team's management. Jenny Buss will no longer serve as vice president of basketball affairs operations, and will be the president of public relations affairs of the team. The team's deputy general manager Jim Buss will serve as president of basketball affairs operations of the Lakers from now on."

"Jim Bass! Why did I forget him!"

Chen Cheng suddenly heard this name and suddenly realized.

"I understand, I understand, all this is Jim's fault. He broke the team apart to control the team."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!